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LANE of the Bees Dees Is still t 4 t sea on the managerial P PRESIDENT question question Its its it's some question in Bill Bills Bill's s mind to if you'll listen to us The rhe Bee executive has been b besieged with requests requests The applications and recommendations include the names of every manager or orI manager ex-manager n who Is not tied up to a contract a and take in everybody eb from JS rI oo J I Frank l Chance and J Jack Hendricks d o on down to Ul l e in the h Coast I I I I I I t league Chats with the during the past few days lead the writer to believe that Lane Land has not yet et simmered simmered simmered sim sim- down his tics choice to any anyone one tw two 5 or three men In fact he has lias not yet ret been officially notified by br Walter McCredie that the tho latter will not fulfill a promise made to the Salt Lake club at the close of the 1918 season Lane is on the alert howeler however how how- ewer ever and so Is Jack Cook Cool If It a manager manager manager man man- ager Is selected from the ranks Billy Orr appears to have the inside track S s s Judge McCredie sched schedule le maker par excellence is s already busily engaged In InI framing up a a. playing code for the new pennant race S s sA 4 A league extending from Los Angeles to Seattle Is the ideal one for tho the Coast but there are a lot of problems to be considered says D D. E E. Dugdale owner of ot the tho Seattle franchise The matter will wili bo ho discussed at a meeting of the Pacific International In a few days If It there ever was a time for tor a a. real Coast league it is now R P From Portland comes the word that It It Is a known fact that the Seattle franchise franchise fran fran- chise will pass Into new hands as there are two or three bidders who have hae the necessary money There were four clubs which finished the Pacific Coast International league season Portland Seattle Aberdeen and Vancouver Wash Vash It n would arid require a at majority vote of this quartet to take i ge Portland t a and Seattle territory away w from this circuit Judge McCredie controls one vote rote Fred N N. Bay of Portland has another and If the Seattle vote can be secured that is nil all that is necessary Should some group of men not favorable to entry into the Coast league purchase the tho Seattle franchise e It would block the deal as Aberdeen and Seattle could then I vote against the scheme while it Is la be believed believed be- be that Bay would vote with Mc Mc- Credle Portland Portland Telegram S a e eIt It is understood that several Portland men are aie also anxious to buy the Beaver franchise Judge le Is la quoted as assaying assaying assaying saying that he lie will not sell quote It tS Before the meeting began it was gossiped gossiped gossiped gos gos- freely Cree that AI Al Baum president of the league would be deposed It looks now as if Al will continue on the Job as usual He lie has been president seven years I and every time the league took In new blood the stories began that Baum Daum was to go o. o But Dut he weathered all the storms and It looks now as if It this agitation I against him will prove only a little flurry Anyway he will be on the Job at the I meeting February 1 and t If an club eight g Fe nt I league Is formed at that time the moguls will viii feel Ceel so 10 good over oyer It that they will forget to take a rap at Al San At-San San IranI Fran Fran- Chronicle I citco Circe s I I The dope has It that Johnny Powers Is also looking for a manager and that he will connect with one while In the East Hast Red Killefer Is said to be slated the for can S s s sA A San Francisco exchange has It that Eddie Maler Maier was wal recently approached by two Coast league directors with a re- re ouest that he come back Into the fold Torn Toni Darmody supposed d owner of ot the Vernon franchise Is said to be owner In name onlY Darmody although quite a awell awell I well to do man Is not spending much of his own coin In the running of the Tigers I land and for tor that reason the club is said to tobe toj toI j be in a bad way financially I S s eThus e I Thus far tar the tho commercial travelers havI hav been unable to get any reduction In rates I from the railroads so It begins to look mighty slim for the Coast league at this writing C e eSan e I I San Francisco Jan 1 Tom Tom Stephens treasurer of the San Francisco baseball club and a well known local business businessman man Is seriously sick at home The at attack attack at- at tack was a sudden one for Tom was around wishing tho the compliments of the season to his many friends Just before New ew Years Year's P. P C C. C I I. I MEETS TODAY By Dy Associated Press ress SEATTLE Jan 7 Pacific Coast International league directors will meet here today to consider a 11 propos proposal l that Northwestern cities bo be included In the Pacific Coast league G. G L L. L AGAIN WINNER By Dy Associated Press CHICAGO Jan The i V The The Great Lakes naval bask basketball team defeated Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern North North- western university last night 32 to 16 In a game characterized by many personal personal personal per per- and fouls BALL PLAYER QUITS By Associated Press Prell CHARLOTTE N N. C Cn Jan 7 Fred 7 Fred Anderson New Ne' York National league pitcher announced here that he would quit baseball permanently to to practice In this f Pity Ity |
